Journal article
Corner Store Inventories, Purchases, and Strategies for Intervention: A Review of the Literature
Californian journal of health promotion, v 11(3), pp 1-13
2013
PMID: 25374481
Abstract
An increasingly popular strategy to improving the food retail environment and promoting healthy eating in low-income and minority communities is the corner store conversion. This approach involves partnering with small 'corner' food stores to expand access to high-quality fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods.
We conducted a structured review of the literature to assess inventories and sales in corner stores, as well as to identify intervention strategies employed by corner store conversions.
Our review returned eight descriptive studies that discussed corner store inventories and sales, as well as ten intervention studies discussing six unique corner store conversion interventions in the United States, the Marshall Islands, and Canada. Common intervention strategies included: 1) partnering with an existing store, 2) stocking healthy foods, and 3) social marketing and nutrition education. We summarize each strategy and review the effectiveness of overall corner store conversions at changing peoples' food purchasing, preparation, and consumption behaviors.
Consumption of fresh, healthy, affordable foods could be improved by supporting existing retailers to expand their selection of healthy foods and promoting healthy eating at the neighborhood level. Additional corner store conversions should be conducted to determine the effectiveness and importance of specific intervention strategies.
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- Title
- Corner Store Inventories, Purchases, and Strategies for Intervention: A Review of the Literature
- Creators
- Brent A Langellier - University of ArizonaJeremiah R Garza - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and ManagementMichael L Prelip - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Community Health SciencesDeborah Glik - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Community Health SciencesRon Brookmeyer - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of BiostatisticsAlexander N Ortega - UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Publication Details
- Californian journal of health promotion, v 11(3), pp 1-13
- Grant note
- R25 HL108854 / NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL116109 / NHLBI NIH HHS P50 HL105188 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Health Management and Policy
- Other Identifier
- 991020100056504721